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Silver Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 357 Registered: Jan-06 | I know this isnt the computer forum, but everyone here must have a computer....ha ha ... anyway, I just downloaded and started using firefox and was wanting other peoples opinions on it. Anyone here use it and if so..how long have you been using it, and how do you like it? |
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Silver Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 599 Registered: Jan-06 | yeah internet explor for me someone updated 8 to 9 and nine sucks on my PC so i got firefox and really like it. |
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Silver Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 359 Registered: Jan-06 | 1 For FireFox |
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Silver Member Username: RiskybPost Number: 104 Registered: Feb-06 | I have used firefox but I like internet explorer much better. My internet explorer loads faster than my firefox. Most sites are still optimized for IE even though firefox constantly has new users. Personally I think firefox is just another program to clog up my harddrive. |
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Silver Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 360 Registered: Jan-06 | oooh one against...however, since IE isnt working for me, firefox is better than Netscape browser and I dont notice any slowdown compared to IE |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 4615 Registered: Aug-05 | Firefox PW3NS IE. are you kidding me???? firefox loads wayyyyyyyyyyyyy faster than IE EVER did on my comp. lol and every site works(including this one) with pop-down menus and what not. plus the customizable themes is a plus with the new ta button...also a plus...and the multi-search engine bar.  |
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Gold Member Username: SouthernrebelMonroe, Louisiana USA Post Number: 3113 Registered: Mar-04 | firefox is the sh1t /end thread |
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Gold Member Username: PelonaPerres, California Post Number: 1888 Registered: Dec-05 | im using firefox right now n it feels like the same sh1t |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 8861 Registered: Jul-05 | IE takes 4ever 2 load - Netscape always seem 2 get some damn error & cuts off on u without warning i DL firefox about 4mths now & 0 problems thus far ..... |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 4838 Registered: Oct-05 | F I R E F O X. after i started using this a few months ago, i have never used IE. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 4627 Registered: Aug-05 | the bookmark toolbar is prob my fav. feature. i have all of my car audio forums on it and it is a simple click of a button to get to them. lol |
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Silver Member Username: Troy81Tavernier, Fl Us Post Number: 980 Registered: Mar-06 | i didnt notice a differance, im back to explorer |
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Silver Member Username: JustababyboyPhilly, PA Post Number: 123 Registered: Jun-05 | Firefox does load faster than IE...b/c firefox caches files when the user is browsing sites....which allows faster loading speeds for websites b/c they are cached |
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Silver Member Username: GrebnereonPost Number: 117 Registered: Mar-06 | i dont know bout you you guys, most of you seem to like firefox, but i cant stand it. i got dial up internet and it sucks, neither is fast for me, but with firefox, pages wont come up and then a srceen comes up saying "operation timed out" but firefox is better for your coputer cause it blocks all the viruses and crap that bogs down ur computer |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4306 Registered: Apr-05 | Wow, I've been using it for 2-3 years now. I used to have major virus problems when I had IE, and always had to have virus scanning (Read: RAM-sucking) software running all the time just so my computer would run, and that only lasted three months max before I had to reformat or something similar. I don't have any virus software right now, so my computer runs faster and doesn't have to be updated with useless virus definitions. I just run adaware and http://housecall.trendmicro.com once a month and I'm fine. The extensions are the best, I have adblock, all I have to do is right click an image, click adblock, and the image disappears, never to be seen again. It also has a search field up in the top right for looking up stuff on google, ebay, thefreedictionary.com etc. Another cool thing is flashblock, where you have to click any flash-object for it to run. It stops me from getting a lot of the lame advertisements. Plus there are the cool themes for it...the list is massively extensive. Browsing speeds and startup time are similar in my opinion. The only website I can think of that doesn't run firefox that you would need is the windows update site, but you can just use automatic updates or IE if you ever need to update. However, the virus protection and excellent pop-up blocker are my favorite reasons to use it. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nd4spd18Post Number: 17 Registered: Jul-06 |
WTF? The newest version of IE is 6.
I run IE, have no active virus / spyware scanning enabled, and have no problems with viruses or spyware. |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4323 Registered: Apr-05 | The newest version of IE is 7, actually. It's in BETA mode.
Very well then. However, the majority(if not all) of people I've had to help with virus and spyware problems run IE, and from the origin of the viruses, they all came through IE via ActiveX. |
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Silver Member Username: TweekerPost Number: 370 Registered: May-06 | yep ie sucks azz it used to give me a bunch of spyware virus stuff too. so i switched to mozilla firefox and its waaaaaaaaaaaay better and faster opera is not bad also...... |
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Bronze Member Username: Nd4spd18Post Number: 18 Registered: Jul-06 | What I meant was the newest release version of IE is 6.0 plus SP2 and all other updates. My bad.
Sure, I have seen that on some other peoples computers as well. However, those people are the type that are not computer literate enough to know not to install ActiveX controls or download files from sites that offer them free smilies, screen savers, p0rn, etc. So I suppose Firefox my be better for those people. Personally I don't use it because I have no problems with IE and see no need to install more software to fix something that aint broken. I'm not saying that theres anything wrong with Firefox, just that it doesn't appeal to me. |
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Bronze Member Username: BassfiendPost Number: 13 Registered: Aug-06 | I use IE 16.07 its liek s00pr f4st and i l00o at cake sitez... j/k fierfox 1.5.0.6 ATW |
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Silver Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 605 Registered: Jan-06 | thats a my bad must have been thinking of some other program, but point is it got updated to the newest version and it was slow to open the home page and slow loading other pages. firefox is alot faster and user friendly |
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Silver Member Username: Th3pwn3rChicago, Illinois U.S.A Post Number: 124 Registered: Jul-06 | I tend to get lots of error messages using IE,so I use FireFox more.But for some things I still use IE. |
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Silver Member Username: TweekerPost Number: 372 Registered: May-06 | i guess firefox wins!! LOL |
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Silver Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 362 Registered: Jan-06 | I've only had it for 2 days now, but I like FireFox better than IE and it is a million times better than Netscape Browser. |
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Bronze Member Username: Nd4spd18Post Number: 20 Registered: Jul-06 |
I am willing to bet that the cause of that problem is not the browser itself, but an incorrect setting or something else on the system. The most likely causes for IE loading pages slowly are: Problem: The IE cache is full Fix: (in version 6) Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files Problem: The cache size was somehow set to an extremely low amount Fix: (in version 6) Tools > Internet Options > Settings, and set the size to at least 100 MB. Problem: These is some kind of adware / spyware / virus on the system Fix: Run anti-spyware and anti-virus scanners, I recommend Ad-Aware and AVG, respectively. |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4344 Registered: Apr-05 |
Yeah, it's certain that firefox is more robust/foolproof, and that's a major reason I like it. I don't have to worry about clearing the cache or disengaging activeX controls. It just works. In addition, the extensions and overall flexibility really boost its attractiveness |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 10309 Registered: Dec-03 | Jexx, What other extensions do you use with firefox? |
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Silver Member Username: Wolfman1966WEST MONROE , LOUISIANA USA Post Number: 364 Registered: Jan-06 | How about this...what are the best extensions to use with FireFox? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Google is your Friend, FL Post Number: 4639 Registered: Aug-05 | go to their site...it shows the top 10 extensions. lol |
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Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 4347 Registered: Apr-05 | I use: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/101/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/ I also added thefreedictionary.com as a search engine since dictionary.com loads so slowly. |
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Bronze Member Username: BlkwardogAdel, Iowa Usa Post Number: 74 Registered: Mar-06 | i use firefox extensively and i love it |
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Silver Member Username: Exman494Las vegas, Nv Usa Post Number: 115 Registered: May-06 | i used firefox b4 and for some reason 1 day it decided not to work...? so i downloaded Flock (u kno like Flock u..or like..Flock off u Flockin pr!ck) but its like firefox.. |
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